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| A self explanatory part from the "NEWBORN" sign in Pristina. And Peja of course |
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| In Prizren |
Kosovo is
not on anyone’s bucket list! There is very little known about the country and I was
not an exception to the rule.
It is the youngest country in Europe, born in 2008 after proclaiming independence from Serbia. Serbia rejected this declaration. Countries including the US, Japan, Australia, NZ and most of the European Union sided with Kosovo, acknowledging its independence; many countries, including China and Russia, did not.
With about
93%-96% of Kosovo Albanians in the country (depends on the source of information), it has
almost nothing to do with Serbia in my opinion. I recommend to anyone going to Kosovo, to spend some time with locals (both Kosovo Albanians and Kosovo Serbs). You might hear different versions of the same story but that is normal for such a conflict zone. I am not saying that what you are going to hear is nice or a fairy tail like. Actually quite the opposite, it is mind boggling. But it is the reality and it happened in Europe, not long ago taking much more victims that any other terrorist attack today.
